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Crop Profile for Cotton in North Carolina
Prepared: February 1999
Revised: November 1999, June 2005
General Production Information
● North Carolina ranked sixth nationally in the production of cotton in 2003, representing 5.7 percent
of U. S. production.
● In 2003, 770,000 acres of cotton were harvested in North Carolina.
● In 2003, 1,037,000 bales (480-pound bales) of cotton were produced in North Carolina for a value of
$322,051,000.
● North Carolina is the leading textile-manufacturing state in the nation. Most of the cotton produced
in the state is consumed by mills in North Carolina or neighboring states.
Production Regions
Most of the cotton produced in North Carolina is grown in the Coastal Plain region in the eastern portion of
the state (Figure 1). About 3 percent of the acres are located in the southern Piedmont. Production in the
Piedmont has increased dramatically recently.

Crop Profile for Cotton in North Carolina
Prepared: February 1999
Revised: November 1999, June 2005
General Production Information
● North Carolina ranked sixth nationally in the production of cotton in 2003, representing 5.7 percent
of U. S. production.
● In 2003, 770,000 acres of cotton were harvested in North Carolina.
● In 2003, 1,037,000 bales (480-pound bales) of cotton were produced in North Carolina for a value of
$322,051,000.
● North Carolina is the leading textile-manufacturing state in the nation. Most of the cotton produced
in the state is consumed by mills in North Carolina or neighboring states.
Production Regions
Most of the cotton produced in North Carolina is grown in the Coastal Plain region in the eastern portion of
the state (Figure 1). About 3 percent of the acres are located in the southern Piedmont. Production in the
Piedmont has increased dramatically recently.